I decided to enter the secret 7" Talent house competition because it was something that I did last year and ended up winning so i thought it would be a good idea to get involved with again.
This years artists weren't that impressive other than Public Enemy and Elton John. The Public Enemy song is one that was quite popular at the moment because it was used for channel 4's broadcasting of the Olympics so I thought this would be a good time to release work around that. I'm also a fan of Public Enemy and thought it would be cool to create some work inspired by 90's Hip Hop.
Inspiration
My initial idea was stemmed from the first thing that I thought of when discussing Public Enemy. Flava Flav is well known for wearing a giant clock around his neck and this has become an image that is instantly recognisable to fans of the movement. This image is one of my favourites. The bright red clock with the bright green shell suit...
Pattern Design
I created this pattern which was inspired by clothing from the era. The colours are bold and the pattern is quite wild so it would relate to both the era and the band themselves.
Clock Design
i then went on to create an illustration of the clock. i wasn't sure wether i wanted to keep the illustration simple. like this, or make it look more like a clock hanging from a chain.
Development
90's Pattern
Dots Pattern
...work in progress
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